The War of the Rebellion: v. 1-53 [serial no. 1-111] Formal reports, both Union and Confederate, of the first seizures of United States property in the southern states, and of all military operations in the field, with the correspondence, order and returns relating specially thereto. 1880-1898. 111 vU.S. Government Printing Office, 1891 - Confederate States of America Official records produced by the armies of the United States and the Confederacy, and the executive branches of their respective governments, concerning the military operations of the Civil War, and prisoners of war or prisoners of state. Also annual reports of military departments, calls for troops, correspondence between national and state governments, correspondence between Union and Confederate officials. The final volume includes a synopsis, general index, special index for various military divisions, and background information on how these documents were collected and published. Accompanied by an atlas. |
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... hundred prisoners and creating considerable confusion . But the promptness of General Sedgwick , who was personally present and commanded that part of our line , soon reformed it and restored order . On the morning of the 7th ...
... hundred prisoners and creating considerable confusion . But the promptness of General Sedgwick , who was personally present and commanded that part of our line , soon reformed it and restored order . On the morning of the 7th ...
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... Hundred , the enemy was enabled to bring the most , if not all , the re - enforcements brought from the south by Beauregard against the Army of the Potomac . In addition to this re - enforcement , a very considerable one , probably not ...
... Hundred , the enemy was enabled to bring the most , if not all , the re - enforcements brought from the south by Beauregard against the Army of the Potomac . In addition to this re - enforcement , a very considerable one , probably not ...
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... Hundred to give the necessary orders for the immediate capture of Petersburg . The instructions to General Butler were verbal , and were for him to send General Smith imme- diately , that night , with all the troops he could give him ...
... Hundred to give the necessary orders for the immediate capture of Petersburg . The instructions to General Butler were verbal , and were for him to send General Smith imme- diately , that night , with all the troops he could give him ...
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... Hundred , of which General Butler was notified , and the importance of holding a position in advance of his present line urged upon him . About 2 o'clock in the afternoon General Butler was forced back to the line the enemy had ...
... Hundred , of which General Butler was notified , and the importance of holding a position in advance of his present line urged upon him . About 2 o'clock in the afternoon General Butler was forced back to the line the enemy had ...
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... hundred prisoners , detained troops that were under marching orders , and ascertained that but one division ( Kershaw's ) of the three re- puted detached had gone . The enemy having withdrawn heavily from Petersburg to resist this ...
... hundred prisoners , detained troops that were under marching orders , and ascertained that but one division ( Kershaw's ) of the three re- puted detached had gone . The enemy having withdrawn heavily from Petersburg to resist this ...
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advance afternoon Army Corps artillery assault Assistant Adjutant-General attack Barlow's Battalion battery Birney bivouacked Bottom's Bridge breast-works bridge Brig Brock road camp Capt Captain captured Cavalry Corps charge Chickahominy Church Cold Harbor Colonel command continuation of report crossed daylight encamped enemy enemy's engaged EPOCH fell back Fifth Corps fire flank force Fredericksburg front guns halted Hancock Heavy Artillery hospital Infantry intrenched James River June killed Lieut Lieutenant line of battle loss Major-General marched Massachusetts miles morning moved night Ninth Corps North Anna River occupied officers operations Pamunkey River Pennsylvania Volunteers picket plank road Po River Potomac prisoners railroad Rapidan Rapidan River rear rebel regiment relieved remained reserve respectfully Richmond rifle-pits Second Brigade Second Corps Second Division sent sharpshooters Sixth Corps skirmish line Spotsylvania Court-House Station Third Brigade Third Division Todd's Tavern took position Total Totopotomoy train troops U. S. Army Wilderness woods wounded